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Don't underestimate effort. In high school we had a guy run for student body president. A completely meaningless job. Except it does teach kids a bit about politics. Okay, so this guy had lots of qualifications but he NEVER asked for our vote. He considered it demeaning. Meanwhile the "shallow" guy won because he actually asked for our vote even though it was for an utterly meaningless post. Oh, and the loser went into a deep depression. The guy couldn't figure out why he lost. DUhhhhh!!!

I'm not underestimating effort. But come on, do you really think he had anything to do with getting that ad on the air? I have a close friend who works for one of the potential 2008 prez candidates, and he works every day of the week, usually for up to 18 hours. The candidate knows he exists, but he certainly doesn't check his work.

We all have the right to our own basis for picking someone to vote for, but I don't see how this is any evidence of someone who'd be good in the job. One of his staff picked a production house, and then picked the ad. OK, you could say he's good at picking staffers but when we use that as a basis for a vote we're really getting far from the abilities one needs to work in congress.